Cabinet construction



Apr 2 1 M. GREENBERG CABINET CONSTRUCTION Filed July 16, 1932 11v VENTORgflz" Green 6e A TTORNE V Patented Apr. 25, 1933 I LUNIIVTEDTSTATESPATENT OFFICE MEYEBGREENBERG, OF LYNBBOOK, YORK, AS SIGNOR T0 QRAFTSMANRADIATOR ENCLOSURE COMPANY, INC., OF OCEANSIDE, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK AGORPO- RATION OF NEW YORK oanmnr CONSTRUCTION Application filed Jul s,1932; SerialNo. 522 554 This invention-relatesi to a cabinetconstruction-and more particularly to a welded or soldered sheet metaldoor cabinet.

Under present living conditions household conveniences are greatly 'indemand. The modern kitchen for example must be provided with cabinets,working tables and other equipment all arranged to ive the utmostconvenience. In planning t 1e small kitchen for apartment houses andapartment hotels compact as well as convenient arrangement is highlydesirable. The cabinet of the present invention is so designed andconstructed asto behighly desirable for installation in kitchens orclosets,'and is particularly adapted to be attached to-kitchen closetsor other doors where the cabinet can occupy space otherwis'eunused.

'Theprimary object therefore of the present invention is the provisionof a compact sheet metal cabinet which willbe inexpen sive to constructand at the same time give a maximum of convenience.

I. A further object of the invention is the provision of a sheet metaldoor cabinet adapted to be attached toa door and to occupy the wastespace back of the door. A still further object of the invention is the.provision of a sheet metal door cabinet provided with adjustable shelvesand hook racks.' V y y With these objects in view. the inventioncomprises a-doo'r cabinet or special sheet metal construction one sideof which is hinged to the back stile of a door and the other side ofwhich is latched to thefront stile of the door. The cabinet ofthe'present invention. constitutes an improvement over prior knownconstructions of this char.- acter, ,in which'co'nnection reference maybe made to the door show caseof the patent granted .to Flint No."714,686 some thirty years ago.' 2' I The detailed features of theinvention will be described in connection with the accompanying drawingin which:

- Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the improved door cabinet ofthe present invention including the door to which it is attached. Thecabinet proper is shown in vertical section as of line 1--1 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a vertical front" view of the cabinet as detached from thedoor, looking directly. into the-cabinet; i

Fig. 3 is an enlarged-sectional detail of the improved cabinet taken onthe line 3+3 ofFig. 2. I

1 Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail taken on the line H of Fig.2,showing the hook rack construction and mounting.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.r

Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a broken sectionof the"cabinet showing the shelf construction and method of mounting. Fig. 7is aview partly in broken section looking down in Fig.1. i v

Referring toathe drawing the improved construction of the presentinvention com I prises a door 10 including'the usual front andback-stiles, upper and lower rails and panelas shown. To the back stile(the stile hinged to the door post) of the door'10 is hinged, by meansof hinges 12; one side or edge of a sheet metal cabinet 14 which isprovided with a suitable latch or look 16 (Fig. 7 by which its otheredge may be attached to the front stile of the door 10. The cabinet isalso provided with a hinged retaining brace 18 which is adapted to limitthe opening of the cabinet to about a 90 angle withres pect to the planeofthe door10. l"

The cabinet 14 proper comprises a back wall 20 and side walls 22, formedof a single piece of sheetmetal', the edges of which are lapped back togive a rounded edge and bent at anacute angle as at 24 (Figs. 3 and 6),to form the front edge faces 26 of the cabinet. The side walls 22 arebent at an ob tuse angle'to the back wall 20 as shown in Figs. 3 and 7,The top and bottom plates 28 of-the cabinet are soldered or weldedinsidethew'alls 20 and 22 and flush'with the ends ofthe cabinet as shown inFigs.1 and 7. The front edges or faces of the top and bottom plates arelapped and bent in substantially the same manner as the front side faces26. A cabinet for a closet door two feet wide by six feet six incheshigh preferably has about the following dimensions: six feet high; backeleven inches wide; front eighteen inches Wide; and depth four and onehalf inches. For a wider door the cabinet will be proportionately Widerand may be made any desired height less than the height of the door.

A cabinet of the character described herein may have many uses in a homeor apartment and is therefore provided with removable and adjustableshelves 30 and hook racks 32 so that the cabinet may be readily modifiedto suit a desired purpose. Each shelf 30 is constructed of a piece ofsheet metal bent up in front as at 34 and down in the back as at 36(Figs. 1 and 6). The shelves are otherwise cut to fit the inside ofthe'cabinet and the bent edges 34 and 36 serve as stiffening flanges.The edge 34 also acts as a means for preventing articles carried by theshelves from sliding off when the door 10 or cabinet 14 is opened. Theshelves are supported in the cabinet at any convenient position by meansof lugs 38 cut or punched from the sheet metal front pieces 26 andcorresponding lugs 40 cut from supporting strips 42 and 44 which aresoldered or welded to the inside back 20 of the cabinet (see Fig. 6).The corresponding lugs 38 and 40 are preferably cut out or formed atregular spaced distances along the front edges 26 (Fig. 2) and along thestrips 42 and 44 so as to permit placing of the shelves 30 as desired.

Any one or more of the shelves 30 may be provided with hooks 46therebeneath by soldering or welding such hooks to the flange 36.

In addition to the retaining effect of the shelf edge 34 additionalmeans is provided comprising a rod 48 which is retained in a position ashort distance above each shelf by means of hooked lugs 50 formed or cutfrom the front edge pieces 26 as shown in Figs. 3 and 5. Instead ofusing a rod 48 above the shelf in the mid-portion of the cabinet a sheetmetal strip 51 is preferably soldered, welded or otherwise fixed to theinside of front pieces 26 in order to brace the cabinet and preventspreading.

The hook racks 32 comprise pieces of angle metal with hooks 52 securedthereto in substantially the manner of the attachment of hooks 46 to theflange 36 of the shelves 30. The hook racks are supported on the strips42 and 44 by means of cut out lugs 54 in the manner shown in Fig. 4.

The cabinet of the present invention is preferably constructed ofrelatively thin sheet steel of from 18 to 24 gauge which may be chromiumor tin plated, lacquered or enamelled as desired. Other sheet metalsE13,) be used such as copper, aluminum and rass.

The sloping sides of the cabinet provide ample clearance to permit thedoor to swing back and permit a person to pass, and also to allow readyoperation of the door lock or knob. Instead of makin the cabinet of thesemi-hexagonal section s own in F ig. 7 it may be made oval but withless efficient use of space.

The soldered or welded sheet metal door cabinet of the present inventionis highly desirable because it will retain substantially its originalshape without sagging, whereas a Wooden structure would sag and easilypull to pieces with the use expected of a cabinet of this character.

While the drawing shows in substantial detail the features ofconstruction of the improved cabinet they arenecessarily diagrammaticand not produced to scale. Furthermore the invention is to be understoodas not limited to the specific details of assembly except as defined bythe appended claims, since various modifications may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention in its preferred form what isclaimed as new is:

1. A door cabinet of sheet metal adapted to be hinged and latched to adoor or other suitable mounting, comprising back and side walls formedof a single sheet of metal the front edges of the sides of which arebent to form narrow faces parallel with said back and which abut thedoor stiles when the cabinet is latched to a door, top and bottom platessoldered into the upper and lower ends of the sheet comprising said backand side walls thereby forming a closed cabinet when latched to saiddoor, a shelf support strip soldered along the back wall in each of thetwo back corners of said cabinet, corresponding lugs cut from and bentin from said narrow faces and support strips adapted to support shelvesat various heights in said cabinet, removable shelves supported on saidlugs, each shelf comprising a sheet of metal with an upwardly bentflange on its front edge and a downwardly bent flange on its back edge,additional lugs .cut from said support strips adapted to supportremovable hook racks across the inside back wall of said cabinet, and aretaining rod above the front of each shelf supported by hooked lugs onthe insides of said narrow faces.

2. A door cabinet as defined by claim 1 in which the side walls are eachat an obtuse angle to the back wall of said cabinet.

3. A cabinet adapted to be hinged and latched to a door or othersuitable mounting, comprising a sheet metal construction which includesside, back and end Walls rigidly secured together, the front edges ofthe side and end walls being turned in to form a narrow face perimeterfor said cabinet parallel to the back wall, shelf supporting means atspaced elevations in said cabinet, removable sheet metal shelves mountedin said cabinet, each shelf including an integral upturned flange for afront edge and an integral downturned flange for a rear edge, hooksmounted on said downturned flange and a tie strip across the-mid-frontportion of said cabinet and secured to the inside faces to hold saidcabinet from spreading.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MEYER GREENBERG.

